Rice's Admr. v. Press

This is an action of tort for fraud against the defendant, an attorney at law, for withholding too large a fee in connection with legal services performed for the plaintiff. Trial was by jury with verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The case is here on exceptions of the defendant.

After verdict and before judgment thereon, the defendant filed a motion in arrest of judgment. The motion contained various grounds which are summarized in the defendant’s brief as raising the question: “Were the allegations in the plaintiff’s declaration suf ficient to constitute actionable fraud ?” The motion…